Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 8,638 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,638 million ton-km
Change on year
up 605,393.0%
World rank
7th
of 180 countries
All-time high
13,293 million ton-km
in 2009
All-time low
1.43 million ton-km
in 2022
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Hong Kong, 1997–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1997201020231997: 2.3k million ton-km1998: 4.2k million ton-km1999: 4.5k million ton-km2000: 5.1k million ton-km2001: 5.1k million ton-km2002: 5.7k million ton-km2003: 5.8k million ton-km2004: 6.9k million ton-km2005: 7.8k million ton-km2006: 8.3k million ton-km2007: 10.0k million ton-km2008: 9.0k million ton-km2009: 13.3k million ton-km2010: 10.4k million ton-km2011: 10.1k million ton-km2012: 9.5k million ton-km2013: 9.4k million ton-km2014: 10.8k million ton-km2015: 11.3k million ton-km2016: 11.4k million ton-km2017: 12.4k million ton-km2018: 12.7k million ton-km2019: 11.7k million ton-km2020: 8.1k million ton-km2021: 9.0k million ton-km2022: 1.4 million ton-km2023: 8.6k million ton-km

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Hong Kong is 8,638 million ton-km, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 605,393.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Hong Kong peaked at 13,293 million ton-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million ton-km, in 2022.

That places Hong Kong 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Hong Kong, 1997 to 2023.
Year million ton-km Change
1997 2,325 million ton-km
1998 4,151 million ton-km +78.5%
1999 4,546 million ton-km +9.5%
2000 5,112 million ton-km +12.4%
2001 5,066 million ton-km -0.9%
2002 5,715 million ton-km +12.8%
2003 5,781 million ton-km +1.2%
2004 6,932 million ton-km +19.9%
2005 7,764 million ton-km +12.0%
2006 8,326 million ton-km +7.2%
2007 10,029 million ton-km +20.5%
2008 8,986 million ton-km -10.4%
2009 13,293 million ton-km +47.9%
2010 10,373 million ton-km -22.0%
2011 10,054 million ton-km -3.1%
2012 9,468 million ton-km -5.8%
2013 9,396 million ton-km -0.8%
2014 10,826 million ton-km +15.2%
2015 11,294 million ton-km +4.3%
2016 11,409 million ton-km +1.0%
2017 12,415 million ton-km +8.8%
2018 12,677 million ton-km +2.1%
2019 11,740 million ton-km -7.4%
2020 8,085 million ton-km -31.1%
2021 9,028 million ton-km +11.7%
2022 1.43 million ton-km -100.0%
2023 8,638 million ton-km +605393.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,674 million ton-km 2,325 million ton-km 4,546 million ton-km 3
2000s 7,700 million ton-km 5,066 million ton-km 13,293 million ton-km 10
2010s 10,965 million ton-km 9,396 million ton-km 12,677 million ton-km 10
2020s 6,438 million ton-km 1.43 million ton-km 9,028 million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 4 United Arab Emirates 13,566 million ton-km compare
  2. 5 Germany 12,766 million ton-km compare
  3. 6 Republic of Korea 12,294 million ton-km compare
  4. 8 Japan 8,474 million ton-km compare
  5. 9 Türkiye 8,367 million ton-km compare
  6. 10 Singapore 7,604 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Hong Kong?
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Hong Kong was 8,638 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 13,293 million ton-km in 2009.
What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million ton-km in 2022.
How does Hong Kong rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
Hong Kong ranks 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,877 data points, 1970–2023
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Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.